The one-man Finnish game, animation, and filmmaking studio Atom Brain Games is just days away from releasing its debut title Dreams in the Witch House, an adventure game based on the notorious short story written by H.P. Lovecraft.
In the game, the player has to survive the nightly terrors for two months, before finally facing the May-Eve witch ritual. The game combines RPG and open-world features with the traditional adventure game genre. The world is alive and the gameplay is nonlinear. Many of the elements are generated randomly, so each play-through will be different.
Developer of the game Antti Laakso said:
A couple of years ago when I re-read The Dreams in the Witch House by H.P. Lovecraft, I quickly realized that it would make a perfect survival adventure game. Unlike my previous attempts to finish making a video game, this time my motivation was strong, because of my love for the source material.
In addition to being an avid H.P. Lovecraft fan, Antti is also a creative powerhouse. Besides co-directing an H.P. Lovecraft film festival’s award-winning short film Sound from the Deep, working as a filmmaker, animator, and teacher, he is now a game developer. For the game’s overall creepy feel, Antti teamed up with another fan favorite of the Lovecraft genre, Troy Sterling Nies, who composed the game’s soundtrack.
Gameplay features:
- Unique mix of adventure game and open-world survival game
You have 60 days to prepare for the May-Eve witch sabbath
Day/evening/night -cycles
RPG elements: health, sanity, occult & maths skills
Random city activities and encounters
Creeping tension: otherworldly threats intensify gradually
Several endings depending on the player’s actions with 10–20 hours of playtime
Plenty of detailed animation and visual effects
Original soundtrack by genre favorite Troy Sterling Nies
Dreams in the Witch House is being published by Bonus Stage Publishing and will release on Feb 16th, 2023. You can wishlist it now on Steam and follow the game on Facebook and Twitter.
Be sure to check out the official trailer for the game below.
